M&C SAATCHI PLC ORD 1P chart

Last update: 2022-12-30
Key statistics and financials
Revenue per share 3.64
Dividend & YieldN/A£ (N/A)
Beta 1.45
Market capitalization 167.49M
Operating cash flow 26.86M
ESG Scores unknown

Company description

M&C Saatchi plc provides advertising and marketing services in the United Kingdom, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, Australia, and the Americas. It offers its services in the areas of media and performance, advertising and CRM, sponsorship, branding, and global and social issues. The company was founded in 1995 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.

Sector: Communication Services - Industry: Advertising Agencies

Financial Ratios
Quick Ratio1.01
Working Capital4.45
Return On Equity0.39
Debt To Equity0.61
Fixed Asset Ratio0.04
Fixed Interest Cover7.29

Financial data

Financial Statements

Cashflow Statement 2018-12-31 2019-12-31 2020-12-31 2021-12-31
Change To Liabilities 24.18M -22.73M 9.43M 23.43M
Total Cashflows From Investing Activities -5.6M 19.45M -6.53M -1.38M
Net Borrowings -1.32M -14.92M -12.65M -13.82M
Total Cash From Financing Activities -12.2M -32.15M -17.75M -24.91M
Change To Operating Activities 2.99M 2.99M -2.32M 316k
Issuance Of Stock
Net Income -13.1M -11.8M -9.9M 12.76M
Change In Cash -10.65M 14.44M 9.63M -7.4M
Effect Of Exchange Rate 45k -857k 246k -55k
Total Cash From Operating Activities 7.11M 27.99M 33.66M 18.95M
Depreciation 7.46M 14.92M 13.35M 10.16M
Change To Account Receivables -34.91M 39.87M 9.05M -38.91M
Other Cashflows From Financing Activities -2.5M -7.42M -5.09M -11.09M
Change To Netincome 23.17M 4.34M 13.47M 10.75M
Capital Expenditures -4.6M -4.09M -3.18M -1.79M

Income Statement 2018-12-31 2019-12-31 2020-12-31 2021-12-31
Research Development
Income Before Tax -5.39M -8.57M -8.51M 21.63M
Net Income -13.1M -11.8M -9.9M 12.76M
Selling General Administrative
Gross Profit 54.24M 66.65M 56.31M 74.09M
Ebit -313k 1.65M 3.42M 25.4M
Operating Income -313k 1.65M 3.42M 25.4M
Interest Expense -1.36M -3.41M -4.24M -4.49M
Income Tax Expense 7.59M 3.26M 1.41M 8.46M
Total Revenue 417.37M 381.02M 323.25M 394.57M
Cost Of Revenue 363.13M 314.37M 266.94M 320.48M
Total Other Income ExpenseNet -5.08M -10.22M -11.93M -3.76M
Net Income From Continuing Ops -12.97M -11.83M -9.92M 13.17M
Net Income Applicable To Common Shares -13.1M -11.8M -9.9M 12.76M

Balance Sheet Statement 2018-12-31 2019-12-31 2020-12-31 2021-12-31
Total Liabilities 235.73M 255.23M 226.77M 284.15M
Total Stockholder Equity 67.98M 49.24M 44.9M 32.48M
Other Current Liabilities 47.04M 38.77M 41.52M 59.75M
Total Assets 304.65M 304.83M 271.9M 317.01M
Common Stock 876k 936k 1.16M 1.23M
Other Current Assets 13.11M
Retained Earnings 28.72M 6.85M -4.94M -22.12M
Treasury Stock -3.34M -3.16M 4.07M 3.05M
Cash 50.06M 68.98M 76.3M 69.42M
Total Current Liabilities 189.47M 205.33M 177.41M 199.54M
Other Stockholder Equity -2.55M -2.61M 4.62M 3.6M
Property, Plant, and Equipment 9.06M 56M 41.16M 50.73M
Total Current Assets 215.47M 182.79M 168.18M 202.41M
Net Tangible Assets 21.51M 11.03M 8.38M -8.02M
Net Receivables 145.12M 109.41M 88.38M 130.32M
Accounts Payable 71.08M 51.2M 39.49M 36.58M


Insider Transactions

Here are the insider transactions of stock shares related to M&C SAATCHI PLC ORD 1P:

Filer Name Transaction Text Ownership Date Filer Relation Shares
Octopus Investments LtdSold at price 1.57 per share.D2022-10-19285
Close Brothers Asset ManagementSold at price 1.58 per share.D2022-10-191.02k
Octopus Investments LtdSold at price 1.62 per share.D2022-10-181.5k
Octopus Investments LtdSold at price 1.60 per share.D2022-10-172.12k
Fidelity Investment Services LtdSold at price 1.62 per share.D2022-10-1750k
Invesco Asset Management LtdBought at price 1.62 per share.D2022-10-1756.77k
Octopus Investments LtdSold at price 1.55 per share.D2022-10-14280
Octopus Investments LtdSold at price 1.56 per share.D2022-10-133.75k
Fidelity Investment Services LtdBought at price 1.61 per share.D2022-10-138.57k
Octopus Investments LtdSold at price 1.48 per share.D2022-10-122.71k
Octopus Investments LtdSold at price 1.50 per share.D2022-10-107.22k
Fidelity Investment Services LtdBought at price 1.55 per share.D2022-10-108.98k
Invesco Asset Management LtdBought at price 1.55 per share.D2022-10-107.14k
Octopus Investments LtdSold at price 1.50 per share.D2022-10-072.12k
Octopus Investments LtdSold at price 1.51 per share.D2022-10-065.38k
Octopus Investments LtdSold at price 1.53 per share.D2022-10-05295
Octopus Investments LtdBought at price 1.58 per share.D2022-10-04800
Octopus Investments LtdSold at price 1.49 per share.D2022-10-04750
Octopus Investments LtdSold at price 1.51 per share.D2022-10-032.31k
Octopus Investments LtdSold at price 1.51 per share.D2022-09-303.1k
Artisan PartnersBought at price 1.55 per share.D2022-09-3031.21k
M&C Saatchi PlcD2022-09-30
Murria (Vinodka)D2022-09-29
Octopus Investments LtdSold at price 1.51 per share.D2022-09-293.65k
Invesco Asset Management LtdBought at price 1.54 per share.D2022-09-2913.54k
AdvancedAdvT LtdD2022-09-29
Artisan PartnersBought at price 1.50 per share.D2022-09-2940.86k
Artisan PartnersBought at price 1.57 per share.D2022-09-2812.17k
Octopus Investments LtdSold at price 1.42 per share.D2022-09-281.4k
Fidelity Investment Services LtdBought at price 1.52 per share.D2022-09-288k
Octopus Investments LtdSold at price 1.50 per share.D2022-09-2725
Octopus Investments LtdSold at price 1.55 per share.D2022-09-2613.06k
Artisan PartnersBought at price 1.59 per share.D2022-09-2613.54k
AdvancedAdvT LtdD2022-09-23
Artisan PartnersBought at price 1.61 per share.D2022-09-234k
Octopus Investments LtdSold at price 1.61 per share.D2022-09-238.45k
Murria (Vinodka)D2022-09-23
Murria (Vinodka)D2022-09-22
Octopus Investments LtdSold at price 1.67 per share.D2022-09-22360
AdvancedAdvT LtdD2022-09-22
Artisan PartnersBought at price 1.69 per share.D2022-09-222k
Artisan PartnersBought at price 1.69 per share.D2022-09-2128k
Octopus Investments LtdSold at price 1.71 per share.D2022-09-2055
Octopus Investments LtdSold at price 1.71 per share.D2022-09-16190
Invesco Asset Management LtdBought at price 1.77 per share.D2022-09-1611.19k
Octopus Investments LtdSold at price 1.74 per share.D2022-09-15485
Octopus Investments LtdSold at price 1.75 per share.D2022-09-14950
Octopus Investments LtdSold at price 1.76 per share.D2022-09-13845
Octopus Investments LtdSold at price 1.77 per share.D2022-09-121.3k
Artisan PartnersBought at price 1.77 per share.D2022-09-0927.28k
Octopus Investments LtdSold at price 1.75 per share.D2022-09-081.5k

Insider transaction explanations

Insider buying is the legal purchase of shares by a senior executive or director of a company. "Filer Name" corresponds to the name of the stock buyer or seller. "Transaction Text" describes the transaction. "Ownership" gives information about the transaction type. "Date" is the reported transaction date. "Filer Relation" gives the role of the insider in the company. "Shares" is the value of the transaction. You will find the complete description of the General Transaction Codes on the SEC dedicated page


Investment strategy backtesting

These are the result of three automatic investment systems applied to M&C SAATCHI PLC ORD 1P. You will find the performance of an systematic investment system, a momentum strategy, and a buy the dip trading strategy.


Systematic investment results on M&C SAATCHI PLC ORD 1P

Here is the result of two systematic investment strategies applied to M&C SAATCHI PLC ORD 1P. The first strategy automatically buys the first day of the month, and the second strategy buys the fifteenth day of the month.

Systematic investment equity curve on M&C SAATCHI PLC ORD 1P

The following chart shows the equity curve of the two systematic investment strategies applied to M&C SAATCHI PLC ORD 1P:

M&C SAATCHI PLC ORD 1P automated entries

The systematic investment strategy that buys the first day of the month would give a performance of 16.83% on the backtest period.

Performance at glance

Performance

16.83 %

Latent gain

409.0 £

Invested capital

2430.0 £

Annualized return

4.05 %
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Momentum strategy results on M&C SAATCHI PLC ORD 1P

This is the result of two momentum investment strategies applied to M&C SAATCHI PLC ORD 1P. The first strategy uses a momentum signal calculated on one quarter, and the second uses a momentum signal calculated on two quarters.

Momentum entry openings on M&C SAATCHI PLC ORD 1P

The following chart shows all the entries opened by the momentum investment system on M&C SAATCHI PLC ORD 1P:

M&C SAATCHI PLC ORD 1P momentum entries
  • The first momentum investment strategy would give 3.1% of return on M&C SAATCHI PLC ORD 1P. That represents 155.9£ of latent gain with 5021.1£ of employed capital.
  • The second momentum investment strategy would give 33.7% of return on M&C SAATCHI PLC ORD 1P. That represents 1473.4£ of latent gain with 4371.6£ of employed capital.
Performance at glance (1Q Momentum)

Performance

3.1 %

Latent gain

155.9 £

Invested capital

5021.1 £

Annualized return

7.77 %
Performance at glance (2Q Momentum)

Performance

33.7 %

Latent gain

1473.4 £

Invested capital

4371.6 £

Annualized return

9.16 %

Momentum equity curve on M&C SAATCHI PLC ORD 1P

The following chart shows the equity curve of the two momentum strategies applied to M&C SAATCHI PLC ORD 1P:

M&C SAATCHI PLC ORD 1P momentum equity

Note: the dividends potentially given by M&C SAATCHI PLC ORD 1P are not integrated into the calculation of the equity curve neither the performance of the strategy. The integration of the dividends will be available soon.


Employed capital on M&C SAATCHI PLC ORD 1P

The following chart shows the employed capital evolution of the two momentum strategies on M&C SAATCHI PLC ORD 1P since the beginning:

M&C SAATCHI PLC ORD 1P

Note: the algorithm buys for a maximum of 250$ per entry. If the stock price is greater than 250£, the system buys only one stock per entry. The investment system stops automatically when the financial exposure reaches 10000£.


Buy the dip strategy result on M&C SAATCHI PLC ORD 1P

Buy the dip entry openings on M&C SAATCHI PLC ORD 1P

M&C SAATCHI PLC ORD 1P

The performance achieved by the robo-advisor on M&C SAATCHI PLC ORD 1P is 16.78%. That represents 48.0$ of latent gain with 286.0£ of employed capital. The following chart shows M&C SAATCHI PLC ORD 1P stock price with all the entries opened by the automated investment system.

Note: The blue line represents the weekly stock price of M&C SAATCHI PLC ORD 1P, and the green triangles represent the entry openings. The artificall robo-advisor needs at least 100 weeks of trading history to work.

Performance at glance

Performance

16.78 %

Latent gain

48.0 £

Invested capital

286.0 £

Annualized return

7.77 %

Equity curve of the strategy applied to M&C SAATCHI PLC ORD 1P

The following chart shows the result of the investment strategy applied to M&C SAATCHI PLC ORD 1P:

M&C SAATCHI PLC ORD 1P

Note: the dividends potentially given by M&C SAATCHI PLC ORD 1P are not integrated into the calculation of the equity curve neither the performance of the strategy. The integration of the dividends will be available soon.


Employed capital on M&C SAATCHI PLC ORD 1P

The following chart shows the employed capital evolution since the beginning of the investment strategy on M&C SAATCHI PLC ORD 1P:

M&C SAATCHI PLC ORD 1P

Note: the algorithm buys for a maximum of 250$ per entry. If the stock price is greater than 250$, the system buys only one stock per entry. The investment system stops automatically when the financial exposure reaches 10000$.


Investment strategies comparison on M&C SAATCHI PLC ORD 1P

In this section, I will compare the three previous investment strategies applied to M&C SAATCHI PLC ORD 1P.

Equity curve comparison on M&C SAATCHI PLC ORD 1P

The following chart shows the equity curve of the artificall advisor, the trend folowing and the automatic investment strategies:

M&C SAATCHI PLC ORD 1P investment strategy comparison

Employed capital comparison on M&C SAATCHI PLC ORD 1P

M&C SAATCHI PLC ORD 1P investment comparison

Performance comparison on M&C SAATCHI PLC ORD 1P

Strategy Latent Profit Growth Employed capital CAGR
Automatic investment 16.83% 409.0£ 2430.0£ 4.05%
Momentum 1 quarter 3.1% 155.9£ 5021.1£ 0.79%
Momentum 2 quarters 33.7% 1473.4£ 4371.6£ 9.16%
Non-directional 16.78% 48.0£ 286.0£ 7.77%
Annualized return comparison

Automatic investment

4.05 %

Momentum 1Q

9.16 %

Momentum 2Q

9.16 %

Non-directional

7.77 %

Correlated stocks

Here are the most positively and negatively correlated stocks with M&C SAATCHI PLC ORD 1P:

Note: The algorithm computes the probability of correlation between M&C SAATCHI PLC ORD 1P and the other stocks. There may be false positives or some missing correlated stocks. If the price of M&C SAATCHI PLC ORD 1P does not vary for 36 weeks, the correlation calculation result will be wrong.


Company information

Company name M&C SAATCHI PLC ORD 1P
Country United Kingdom
City London
Address 36 Golden Square
Phone 44 20 7543 4500
Website www.mcsaatchiplc.com
FullTime employees 2653
Industry Advertising Agencies
Sector Communication Services
Exchange XLON
Ticker SAA.XLON
Market www.londonstockexchange.com

M&C SAATCHI PLC ORD 1P ESG Scores

Environment scores

Environment ESG Factors Scores
Environment Score 0
Peer Environment Performance unknown
Environment Percentile unknown
Palm Oil unknown
Nuclear unknown
Fur Leather unknown
GMO unknown
Coal unknown
Pesticides unknown
Animal Testing unknown

Social scores

Social ESG Factors Scores
Social Score 0
Peer Social Performance unknown
Social Percentile unknown
Highest Controversy unknown
Peer Highest Controversy Performance unknown
Adult unknown
Gambling unknown
Alcoholic unknown
Tobacco unknown
Catholic unknown
Controversial Weapons unknown
Small Arms unknown
Military Contract unknown
Peer Count unknown

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Governance scores

Governance ESG Factors Scores
Governance Score 0
Peer Governance Performance unknown
Governance Percentile unknown

ESG at glance
Total ESG Scores: unknown
Environment Score: 0
Social Score: 0
Governance Score: 0

ESG Performance: unknown

Peer Group: unknown

Peer Esg Score Performance: unknown

Rating Year: unknown

Rating Month: unknown

Max Age: unknown

Percentile: unknown